ANSWERING THE TASK.

1. Chart type: map 2, main segment tense: general present tense, general future tense 3, title requirements: The following two maps show the current pattern and future development plan of a small town center called Islip.

Summarize the information by selecting and illustrating the main features of the two graphs and compare where relevant.

4. Description points:

1) Current situation: there is a main road on the north side of the border with the countryside; The main road is flanked by various shops; The town's housing is concentrated in the south; The town's school and park are also on the south side, and each branch road is connected to the main road

2) Future planning: construction of a two-way carriageway around the city; pedestrian paths were constructed; Add a settlement to the south and one to the north of the town; A bus stop, a shopping mall, and a parking lot were added to the north; Some of the shops are kept

3) Comparison of future planning and current situation: The road traffic facilities have been greatly changed, and the original relatively single main road has been changed to a ring road with two-way lanes; The original main road ceased to exist and was replaced by a pedestrian walkway; Only the shops on the south side of the original main road were retained, and the shops on the south side of the original main road were replaced with a bus station, a shopping center, a car park and a new residential area; Two new residential complexes were added